On Wednesday 26 February, a thermal imaging camera built by researchers at the University of Oxford's Department of Physics ...

NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory described the complicated maneuver that will get the Trailblazer in a position to reach ...

NASA’s Lunar Trailblazer is gearing up for launch, riding on a SpaceX Falcon 9 as part of the IM-2 mission. This small yet powerful satellite will map water on the Moon, revealing its distribution, ...

In Lunar: A history of the moon in myths, maps and matter, which Shindell edited, 19 authors tell the story of this coexistence between humanity and the celestial body through a series of ...

Spacecraft set to map water on the Moon - Scientists have suspected there is water on the Moon since Indian and American ...

Scientists developed advanced dating methods to track geological changes on the far side of the moon and found evidence of relatively recent activity. Scientists have studied the moon's surface ...

A new study has found evidence that the Moon may be a lot more alive in recent times than we realized, geologically speaking. On the Moon, there are vast basins known as "mares", which were formed ...

The moon will be only 61% illuminated and not quite so dazzling, making this upcoming occultation easy to see and enjoy. During the overnight hours of Feb. 5-6, the moon will pass through the ...

(Photo credit should read CFOTO/Future Publishing via Getty Images) Wednesday is a new moon, the first of 2025 in the Gregorian calendar. However, it also signals the beginning of Chinese Lunar ...

The new moon of January will be at 7:36 a.m. Eastern Time on Jan. 29, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory, and two days later a young moon will pass near Saturn and near Venus as they cluster ...

But some scientists believe only ice – thought to be preserved deep in craters on the moon’s far side – could potentially support future lunar missions as a water source for astronauts. And ...